Elişi (Handcraft) is a predominantly improvisational project based on traditional Turkish music of instrumental and vocal origins (türkü). A harp duo paired up with percussion to intertwine traditional music with elements of classical, contemporary, jazz, and fusion. Released in 2011, on the Kalan label. M. Donuk, harp & J. Cagwin, percussion
Şirin Pancaroğlu
Praised by the Washington Post as a “major talent of international caliber”, for Şirin Pancaroğlu, discovering a variety of musical identities for the harp is a central endeavor. Trained as a classical musician, the leading harpist of Turkey is equally active in the realm of Turkish traditional music, improvisation, electronic music, tango and semi-staged performances as she is in mainstream harp repertoire to which she contributes with new works commissioned for her. Regular collaborations with performers and composers of diverse backgrounds have led Pancaroğlu to cross boundaries between musical styles often resulting in music that has been perceived as opening the path to new genres.
